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DIANTHJECIA CARPOPHAGA. 

 TAWNY SHEARS. 



Plate LX. Figure 10. 



Localities for this species are York, Sutton-on-Derwent, 

 Stockton Forest, Brighton, Faversham, Sudbury, Ventnor, 

 Bristol, Halton, Lewes, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Mickle- 

 ham, and near London. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is dark grey, with the line along the back 

 whitish and broad, the line below it on each side pale 

 grey; the side line pale grey; the head reddish, with two 

 dark brown lines. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 August. 



It feeds on the bladder campion (Silene injlata). 



DIANTH^ECIA CAPSOPHILA. 

 Plate LX. Figure 11. 



Localities for this species are near Dublin. 



The situations where it is found are rocks on the sea 

 coast. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 July and August. 



It feeds on the seed vessels of the sea campion, (Silene 

 maritimci.} 



The chrysalis is found at the root of the plant, enclosed 

 in a cocoon of earth. 



